MERCYHURST COLLEGE LAKERSNo. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown / Last Team

2 Nikki Frederickson 5-9 G/F Jr. Jamestown, N.Y. / Jamestown

3 Megan Hoffman 5-7 G Jr. Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy

5 Janeale Ronai 5-7 G R-Jr. London, Ohio / London

10 Samantha Loadman 5-9 G Sr. McMurray, Pa. / Bethel Park

11 Abby Allen 5-9 G R-Jr. New Castle, Pa. / New Castle Senior High

12 Kaylee Foster 6-0 F So. Ida, Mich. / Bedford

13 Lindsey Burke 5-10 G/F So. Lockport, N.Y. / Lockport

14 Dana Banda 5-8 G So. Solon, Ohio / Solon

22 Amy Achesinski 6-1 F Sr. Butler, Pa. / Butler

23 Kristi Ewanick 5-9 G/F So. Erie, Pa. / East/Collegiate Academy

32 Kelsey Trosch 5-10 F So. Hermitage, Pa. / Hickory

34 Jourdin Barkman 5-10 G/F Fr. Davison, Mich. / Luke M. Powers Catholic

42 Katie Carbee 5-10 G Jr. Mount Pleasant, Mich. / Mount Pleasant

44 Adele Campbell 6-0 C Fr. Slippery Rock, Pa. / Slippery Rock

45 Laura McCauley 6-0 F Fr. Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic

Head Coach: Deanna Richard

Assistant Coaches: Courtney Ivan, Marie Carbe, Ryan Tracy

SLIPPERY ROCK THE ROCKNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School

3 Lyndsy Day Jr. G 5-2 Butler, Pa. / Butler

11 KatelynGriffin So. G 5-9 Plum,Pa./Plum

12 Bethany Caudill So. G 5-9 Sandusky, Ohio / Perkins

14 Marlynda Harland Jr. G 5-8 Chardon, Ohio / NDCL

15 Grace Palucis Sr. G 5-11 Moon Township, Pa. Moon

21 Julie Byer Fr. G 5-7 Johnstown, Pa. / Conemaugh Township

22 Sherita Stanley Jr. G 5-9 Minden, La. / Minden

23 Shannon Lee Jr. G 5-8 Mukwonago, Wisc. / Mukwonago

24 Alex Beatty So. G 5-10 Woodstock, Ontario / Woodstock Col.

32 Kara Lazauskas So. G 5-6 Neshanic Station, N.J. / Somerville

33 Emilee Vitez So. F 6-0 Copley, Ohio / Revere

34 Danielle Smith Jr. F 6-0 LaGrange, Ga. / Troup

Head Coach: Tanya Longo

Assistant Coaches: Jeff Crouse, Dominique Duck, Bryen Spriggs

RECORDSMercyhurst .................................................................14-12PSAC / Place ...................................................6-5 / 4thHome ....................................................................................7-4Away .....................................................................................6-6Neutral ................................................................................1-2

Slippery Rock ............................................................3-20PSAC / Place .................................................1-10 /8thHome ....................................................................................3-8Away .................................................................................0-11Neutral ................................................................................0-1

SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULTNov. 13 ASHLAND ..................... L 66-80 Nov. 19 Findlay ............................ L 41-65 Nov.20Tiffin ................................. L 69-90 Nov. 25 #8 Fort Lewis .............. L 43-76 Nov. 26 Alaska Fairbanks ..... W 68-64 ot Nov. 27 Dominican.................... W 65-52 Dec. 2 Urbana .......................... W 80-70 Dec. 6 MANSFIELD ................. W 70-51 Dec. 9 Notre Dame College .. L 66-73 Dec. 12 West Virginia Wesleyan .. L 57-64 Dec. 15 URBANA ........................ W 73-47 Jan. 3 Kutztown ....................... L 56-81 Jan. 4 East Stroudsburg .... W 64-53 Jan. 8 MANSFIELD ................. W 75-63 Jan. 9 BLOOMSBURG ........ W 75-64 Jan. 12 *Lock Haven .............. W 76-59 Jan. 15 *CALIFORNIA (PA.) ..... L 54-73 Jan. 19 *CLARION ................... W 74-65 Jan. 22 *Slippery Rock .......... W 60-46 Jan. 26 *Gannon ....................... W 75-63 Jan. 29 *INDIANA (PA.) ........ L 74-75 Feb. 2 *EDINBORO ............... L 40-78 Feb. 5 *LOCK HAVEN ......... W 68-59 Feb. 9 *Clarion ......................... L 65-66 Feb. 12 *California (Pa.) ...... L 57-70Feb. 16 *GANNON .................. W 66-56Feb. 19 *SLIPPERY ROCK ... 1 p.m. Feb. 23 *Edinboro .................... 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 *Indiana (Pa.) ........... 5:30 p.m. March 1 PSACQuarterfinals .. TBAMarch 4-5 PSAC Final Four ........ TBA *PSAC West contest

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LAKER NOTES

• Mercyhurst attempts to even out the all-times series with a season sweep of the Rock, a feat that hasn’t been done since joining the PSAC.

• The Lakers look to extend their home conference winning-streak to three games.

• Senior forward Amy Achesinski plans to increase her streak of 24 consecu-tivegamesscoringdouble-figures.

• Samantha Loadman hopes to improve upon her 10.3 ppg performance, a team’s second-best.

• Five Mercyhurst players have totaled 30 or more assists on the season (Banda 99, Achesinski 75, Loadman 53, Hoffman 43, Frederickson 30).

• When scoring 70 or more points, the Lakers have posted a record of 8-1, losingitslonecontesttoIndiana(Pa.)inthefinalsecondsofthegame,75-74.

• Mercyhurst holds a 8-2 record when shooting 50 percent or better from thefield.

• Sitting in fourth place in the PSAC West with a two-game advantage over Lock Haven, Clarion and Gannon, the Lakers need to post a win against theRocktohaveashotatthefourthandfinalseedinthePSACtourna-ment.

ROCK NOTES

• The Rock enters today’s game with an overall record of 3-20, 1-10 in

PSAC West play.

• Slipper Rock is currently riding a four-game conference losing streak.

• Danielle Smith continues to lead the team with per game averages of 12.6

points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

• Sherita Stanley adds her own 8.1 points per game, while pulling down 5.5

rebounds per game.

• Alex Beatty adds 7.7 rebound of her own per game.

• Slippery Rock combines for a PSAC worst 53.2 points per game.

• Asateam,TheRockshootsaPSACworst37.9percentfromthefield.

• Slippery Rock allows opponents to score an average of 67.5 points per

game, shooting just over 41 percent.

LAKER LEADERSPoints Per Game ..................................................................................................Amy Achesinski (18.2)

Field Goal Percentage ...................................................Amy Achesinski (179 -296) (.605)

3-point Field Goal Percentage ...................................Megan Hoffman (.351) (39-111)

Free-throw Percentage .......................................................................Amy Achesinski (113-168)

Rebounds ..................................................................................................................Amy Achesinski (234)

Rebounds Per Game ...........................................................................................Amy Achesinski (9.0)

Assists ...................................................................................................................................Dana Banda (99)

Blocks ..............................................................................................................................Amy Achesinski (38)

Steals ...............................................................................................................................Amy Achesinski (37)

ROCK LEADERSPoints Per Game .................................................................................................. Danielle Smith (12.3)

Field Goal Percentage ........................................................Danielle Smith (114-263) (.433)

3-point Field Goal Percentage .........................................Sherita Stanely (27-79) (.342)

Free-throw Percentage ...............................................................Danielle Smith (54-86) (.628)

Rebounds ....................................................................................................................Danielle Smith (157)

Rebounds Per Game .............................................................................................Danielle Smith (6.8)

Assists ................................................................................................................................Shannon Lee (110)

Blocks .....................................................................................................................................Emilee Vitez (24)

Steals .................................................................................................................................Danielle Smith (26)